Information courtesy of Jackie King, ISU News Service.

• Dave Swenson, with ISU’s Regional Economics and Community Analysis Program, interviewed with Phil Brasher, a Washington agriculture correspondent for The Des Moines Register, who had questions about the nationwide job impact of ethanol production in light of Secretary Vilsack's recent reliance on estimates produced by the Renewable Fuels Association.
• Swenson was also a guest on "Your Turn" on NewsTalke 1430 KASI-AM in Ames, where he was interviewed by Trent Rice, news director, about $4.00 gasoline in Ames amid increasing evidence that oil prices are likely to fall in the near future.
• Professor David Frankel appeared in a Des Moines Register article entitled "19 tries produce $9.1 million lottery jackpot." http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011105100348
• Frankel also appeared in Sheila McNulty's Financial Times blog: Rising petrol prices: good for the oil industry, but bad for its PR http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2011/05/10/rising-petrol-prices-good-for-the-oil-industry-but-bad-for-its-pr/
• Chad Hart, assistant professor of economics and grain markets specialist, spoke with Susan Winsor of Corn and Soybean Digest about the impact of Mississippi River flooding on grain shipments and barge traffic.